Loblaws

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as a regular pushed his shopping cart through Loblaws, he stopped short at the end of an aisle. The whole store seemed quiet—too quiet. Then, from behind the produce section, came a soft humming sound, like bees buzzing in slow motion. Curious, he followed the sound until he saw a delivery driver gently placing honeycombs on a high shelf. ‘Morning, sir,’ the driver smiled. ‘Fresh local honey for our customers.’ The man laughed and shook his head, pushing past the amazed bees who were clearly enjoying their new home. Back in the checkout line, he told his friend, ‘Guess what? I almost bought groceries from a beekeeper today!’

2. One day, while a delivery driver unloaded groceries in Loblaws parking lot, he noticed an unusual sign taped to his truck’s windshield: ‘Your cart is smarter than you are today.’ Curious, he checked his shopping cart and found it had started playing classical music. The driver laughed it off until he saw that everyone around was nodding along, smiling, and even humming along with the tune. That day, Loblaws became known as the supermarket where your grocery cart could serenade you on checkout.

3. In the late afternoon, an employee was restocking shelves at Loblaws when she heard an announcement over the store’s PA system: ‘Attention, shoppers! The cheese aisle has moved to the bakery section.’ Confused, she looked around and saw a regular customer pointing towards the bakery. Embarrassed, she quickly corrected herself on air: 'No, no—cheese is still in its usual place!' But everyone had already started heading towards the bakery, so she shrugged and followed them. Later that evening, standing behind the deli counter, she joked to a delivery driver: 'Guess I’ll be making extra sandwiches tonight!'

4. One night, a cashier was scanning items at Loblaws checkout when she saw a familiar face on the security camera screen. The cashier leaned in closer, thinking it might be her neighbor or someone from school. But then she heard a voice over the intercom: ‘Excuse me, miss? Could you please check if we have any fresh bananas?’ It turned out to be just another delivery driver, trying to make small talk while waiting for his order to be scanned.